ESPN Baseball Tonight
ESPN Baseball Tonight — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is ESPN Baseball Tonight on?
- ESPN Baseball Tonight was released on Sega CD, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
- When did ESPN Baseball Tonight release?
- ESPN Baseball Tonight was first released on December 31, 1993.
About ESPN Baseball Tonight
ESPN Baseball Tonight is a baseball game with both exhibition and playoff modes. Other modes included are both practice (both pitching and batting) and Home Run Derby modes. The game contains 28 real MLB teams but no actual players. Gameplay options include being able to turn errors on or off and to have assisted fielding on or off. Gameplay has the behind the batter viewpoint, whether pitching or batting. One thing to note when fielding, the player must manually throw the ball back to the pitcher for the game to continue. The Sega CD version is an update which includes the option for an 162 game season and has over 10 minutes of video highlights.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Sega CD, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Developer
- Park Place Productions
- Publisher
- Sony Imagesoft
- Series
- MLB
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega GenesisDetails ↓ | 1994 | $4 | $10 | — | Low |
| Sega CDDetails ↓ | 1994 | $11 | $22 | $58 | Low |
The cheapest way to own it loose is the Sega Genesis version ($4).
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · DOS · Super Nintendo Entertainment System. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Prices are per version and are not interchangeable, and neither are the reviews: conversions in this era were often built by a different studio than the original, so a score earned on one machine says nothing about how another plays.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.81 in Oct 2007, $3.62 five years ago, and $3.50 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $0.56 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.68 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $1.79 | $1.22 |
| Jan 2015 | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.01 | $5.94 |
| Jan 2017 | $2.47 | $4.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $3.12 | $6.71 |
| Jan 2019 | $3.31 | $6.79 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.68 | $6.23 |
| Jan 2021 | $4.41 | $7.24 |
| Jan 2022 | $4.24 | $5.00 |
| Jan 2023 | $3.50 | $7.12 |
| Jan 2024 | $4.97 | $7.50 |
| Jan 2025 | $3.29 | $6.70 |
| Jan 2026 | $3.26 | $7.85 |
| Oct 2026 | $3.50 | $10.29 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | June 1994 | T-93056 | 090451406056 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
The Sega Genesis version
A broadcast-flavored baseball game on the Genesis that GamePro found short on fun, and nearly free to buy.
ESPN Baseball Tonight came out in North America in June 1994. Park Place Productions developed the Genesis version and Sony Imagesoft published it. An early GameFan preview described it as hosted by Chris Berman, with 30-frames-per-second player animation and a first-person presentation.
GamePro said the Genesis version offers great graphics and sound but falls well short on fun.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
GamePro said the Genesis version had great graphics and sound but fell short on fun.
A May 1994 Sony Imagesoft ad announced it as available for Genesis, with Super NES and Sega CD versions to follow.
Also on other platforms
MS-DOS · Sega CD · Super NES
| Sega CD | Sony Imagesoft |
- MS-DOS. The PC version weighed in at 54 MB, a very large file for early 1995, and 23 MB of it was video clips of Chris Berman.
Before you buy
Among US carts it is at the very bottom for loose price, and the risk of a fake is low. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $25 | $55 | $98 |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 5 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $3.39 in Oct 2008, $13.60 five years ago, and $11.05 as of Nov 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $3.33 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.99 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.99 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $5.00 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $3.99 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $2.50 | $3.33 |
| Jan 2015 | $1.50 | $7.94 |
| Jan 2016 | $1.49 | $4.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $6.00 | $6.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $9.50 | $10.73 |
| Jan 2019 | $8.98 | $10.97 |
| Jan 2020 | $9.79 | $12.47 |
| Jan 2021 | $10.80 | $17.26 |
| Jan 2022 | $14.79 | $18.03 |
| Jan 2023 | $13.50 | $21 |
| Jan 2024 | $13.97 | $23 |
| Jan 2025 | $11.00 | $20 |
| Jan 2026 | $9.94 | $22 |
| Nov 2026 | $11.05 | $22 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1994 | T-93115 | 090451606050 |
| Europe / PAL | 1994 | T-93115-50 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
The Sega CD version
A Sony Imagesoft baseball game built around TV-style presentation, with little on this disc to separate it from the cartridge versions.
This is the Sega CD version, which Sony Imagesoft's own development team handled. It came out in North America and in Europe in 1994, in the same year as the cartridge versions.
A British preview in Sega Magazine promised live commentary, footage from real baseball games, digitized player animation and a choice of 28 stadiums on the CD version. Chris Berman, ESPN's anchorman, was announced as the commentator when Sony signed on with ESPN for Mega-CD, Mega Drive and Super NES versions.
Also on other platforms
Genesis · MS-DOS · Super NES
Before you buy
Among North American Sega CD games this sits below the middle on price. The European disc usually costs a lot more than the US one, loose and complete, and needs a European Mega-CD to play. Complete means the tall plastic case with its manual, so check the case matches the game; a quick look at the printed label and the inner ring of the disc is enough at this price.
ESPN Baseball Tonight screenshots
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